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. >> reporter: bart officials say they are not sure that elected officials and bart riders get it. they say the future of bart is in jeopardy. so they invited congressman john garamendi and other local officials out in the maintenance yard to see for themselves. >> bart's trains are 40 years old. mechanics say they can't find brand-new parts because nobody makes them anymore. >> we go on ebay and buy them up so we can repair the trains. we're putting them together and they are safe but we are running out of finding new parts. >> reporter: with federal transportation money in question bart officials are in a panic. fund will go stop at the end of this month if they can't get a bill passed. >> we don't get the money from congress if we don't get people to understand the trains won't be running anymore. we have every train we can out there every day. we are running them into the ground. >> bart officials invited congressman john garamendi and other local and state officials to come and here how dire the situation is for the agency. bart's board says it is competing with the rest of th
. >> reporter: bart officials say they are not sure that elected officials and bart riders get it. they say the future of bart is in jeopardy. so they invited congressman john garamendi and other local officials out in the maintenance yard to see for themselves. >> bart's trains are 40 years old. mechanics say they can't find brand-new parts because nobody makes them anymore. >> we go on ebay and buy them up so we can repair the trains. we're putting them together and they are...
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bart will have extra overnight service and transit service, they will be starting at bart stop. extra service for ferries out of the east bay and 108 line will be running out to treasure island. >> terry: caltrans is due to give us a progress report about an hour from now. they say the closure went very well last night. it was no simple task to stop traffic at five different points. tomas ramon has more. >> reporter: bay bridge traffic started to slow to a trickle a little before 8:00. last car passed through almost exactly at 8:00. dozens of chp officers blocked off access to the bridge beginning about 7:30. they say the chp and motorists were listening to the warnings helped make this a smooth operation. >> there are so many different feeders in the bay bridge, it take up to an hour for chp to get the your. we had so little traffic tonight. we were able to cut it down to 12 minutes. >> dozens of workers are tearing up old asphalt to make the new approach. roadway will be moved to the south. >> i think a lot of people it won't a difference. >> reporter: toll plaza is talking an
bart will have extra overnight service and transit service, they will be starting at bart stop. extra service for ferries out of the east bay and 108 line will be running out to treasure island. >> terry: caltrans is due to give us a progress report about an hour from now. they say the closure went very well last night. it was no simple task to stop traffic at five different points. tomas ramon has more. >> reporter: bay bridge traffic started to slow to a trickle a little before...
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people not headed this way, at least not right now or maybe they are taking bart because bart is running trains hourly during the overnight hours all weekend long. abc7 reports from emeryville for champ edges facings drivers this weekend. >> when it came time to close the westbound lanes to the bay bridge, the caltrans caravan was all over it. flashing arrows and barricades to divert traffic away from the bridge. if you didn't make the deadline, you had to find another way into the city, which brought many people to the west oakland bart station. >> i totally forgotten and saw the signs. i was supposed to meet some friends for dinner and it was like, oh, man, you have to bag it and, then, no, take bart, it's easy, fast. >> he is in good spirits despite forgetting about the closure. >> i hadn't taken bart for a while. i was look forward to it to see what it's like again. >> he normally drives to san francisco for work. >> the only way to get to my job today, i have to take the bart. >> but he's been on bart a time or two before. >> you know, i kind of like it. sometimes when i -- my car i
people not headed this way, at least not right now or maybe they are taking bart because bart is running trains hourly during the overnight hours all weekend long. abc7 reports from emeryville for champ edges facings drivers this weekend. >> when it came time to close the westbound lanes to the bay bridge, the caltrans caravan was all over it. flashing arrows and barricades to divert traffic away from the bridge. if you didn't make the deadline, you had to find another way into the city,...
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two major alternatives are bart and are the ferry. bart is running nonstop while the ferries are shifting their schedules. >> i would have been home by now. >> if you had driven? >> yes. >> sometimes driving is more convenient because you can do it your on time. >> its faster way to go. >> a ferry was a lot more fun through bart, all of that. >> carolyn: all transit buses are driving passengers to bart stations. for a complete coverage of the bay bridge closure, stay with "abc 7 news." you can also go to abc7news.com or check "abc 7 news" bay area on twitter to get the very latest. >> it's not just traffic that might be keeping some people off the road this weekend. gas prices are skyrocketing. the cost of filling up is the highest itself it's ever been this time of year, well over $4 in the bay area. you can blame the pain at the pump at rising oil prices and temporarily closed refineries. don't expect relief anytime soon they spike could hit $5 a gallon by memorial day. >>> sports network, espn is apologizing for a headline containi
two major alternatives are bart and are the ferry. bart is running nonstop while the ferries are shifting their schedules. >> i would have been home by now. >> if you had driven? >> yes. >> sometimes driving is more convenient because you can do it your on time. >> its faster way to go. >> a ferry was a lot more fun through bart, all of that. >> carolyn: all transit buses are driving passengers to bart stations. for a complete coverage of the bay bridge...
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amy hollyfield is live at the fremont bart station. >> reporter: bart riders and transportation officials have big smiles today. there were times when it didn't look li this was going to happen. extending bart from fremont to san jose has been talked about for 60 years. the congressman says today saturday bart riders can celebrate. the federal government has announced it supports the plan. >> it is a major milestone. people should be proud for supporting this project. >> reporter: the federal transportation agency will recommend that congress send 900 million dollars to the project. all that is left is a period of review. >> it is a significant step. it is our final and last step. >> reporter: construction has already started local and state tax dollars are paying for this work at the fremont-milpitas border. federal money is essential to complete the plan. many consider this a no-brainer. >> i believe it is a great idea, less vehicles on the road. >> it should have been done a long time ago. it has been a long time coming. >> reporter: some question whether this is the best use of 900 mi
amy hollyfield is live at the fremont bart station. >> reporter: bart riders and transportation officials have big smiles today. there were times when it didn't look li this was going to happen. extending bart from fremont to san jose has been talked about for 60 years. the congressman says today saturday bart riders can celebrate. the federal government has announced it supports the plan. >> it is a major milestone. people should be proud for supporting this project. >>...
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bart officials believe their trains are the best way to go. >> there's not many alternatives. the either you take the richmond bridge and golden gate bridge into san francisco or else you go south on the nimitz and take the san mateo bridge. both are going to be time-consuming for people. we think those two s are going to be very conjested. -- >> bart will run 24 hours beginning friday into tuesday morning. after midnight bart will run every hour at 14 of the 44 stations. >>> you can become a traffic spotter by downloading our exclusive waze app for iphones or androids, it is free and could come in handy during this bridge closure period. for information, visit abc7news.com/waze. >>> still ahead, important warning about arsenic that may be hiding in your baby's formula and energy bars. >> looking to be health question skip the turkey sandwich. >>> no more king size. changes about to come to some of mission's most popular honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we swit
bart officials believe their trains are the best way to go. >> there's not many alternatives. the either you take the richmond bridge and golden gate bridge into san francisco or else you go south on the nimitz and take the san mateo bridge. both are going to be time-consuming for people. we think those two s are going to be very conjested. -- >> bart will run 24 hours beginning friday into tuesday morning. after midnight bart will run every hour at 14 of the 44 stations....
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. >>> bart is ready to dig deep to replace aging fleet of cars. bart plans to award a one billion dollar contract for 260 new cars in may. new cars will have three doors to speed up boarding with reconfigured seating with easier to clean seats. the agency plans to test 10 cars in early 2015, the first full set of cars will begin arriving in september 2016. bart presently operates the oldest fleet of train cars in the >>> 49ers are set to take on the saints this saturday in the 9ers first playoff game in a decade. there's a lot riding on it, including the traditional mayor's bet if the 9ers win new orleans mayor land drew will send over gulf shrimp -- king cake, favorite mardi gras treat and beer. if the saints win mayor lee will have to give up dungeness crab, sourdough bread, beer and chocolates. we don't have to worry about that. the saints will be crying like a baby in the king cake. >> i love your optimism. >> then we'll win the super bowl. >> that's it. how about luck for skiers? >> next week. not this week. every model we are going please ke
. >>> bart is ready to dig deep to replace aging fleet of cars. bart plans to award a one billion dollar contract for 260 new cars in may. new cars will have three doors to speed up boarding with reconfigured seating with easier to clean seats. the agency plans to test 10 cars in early 2015, the first full set of cars will begin arriving in september 2016. bart presently operates the oldest fleet of train cars in the >>> 49ers are set to take on the saints this saturday in the...
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100 million dollars the first installment in a massive federal grant that will put construction of bart to san jose on track. sue thompson is live at city hall. a celebration this morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning this is quite a celebration, quite a ceremony inside this is big news and big money for santa clara valley transportation authority. today from the federal government it will receive one chunk of a 900 million dollar grant that will go to expand a lot of bart in the south bay. [ applause ] >> reporter: in san jose today, celebration, as big federal money rolls in to give bart commuters more options to meet the growing increase of riders. >> we are looking at a tremendous growth in population and jobs in the next 30, 40 years. to get in project done now is crucial. >> reporter: the plan is a 10 mile extension from fremont to berryessa, the cost 2.3 billion. today the federal government promised 900 million to the project. the state will pitch in 250 million and the rest will come from santa clara county residents, that voted for two sales tax increases. the feds say, tha
100 million dollars the first installment in a massive federal grant that will put construction of bart to san jose on track. sue thompson is live at city hall. a celebration this morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning this is quite a celebration, quite a ceremony inside this is big news and big money for santa clara valley transportation authority. today from the federal government it will receive one chunk of a 900 million dollar grant that will go to expand a lot of bart in the south...
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so jones and grant arecus s -- are cousins grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer. jones is in the hospital in stable condition he has not been charged in that robbery that police were originally investigating. he says he was not armed. his attorney believes him. police say he was armed that's all officers are saying. police tell us they cannot comment any further because the case is under investigation. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the san francisco district attorney's office says the shooting death of a homeless man by a bart officer was justified. the d.a. will not press charges again the officer in the death of charles hill he was shot and killed last july at civic center station. shortly after bart released video they say shows hill throwing a knife at officer james crowell. the d.a.'s office says crowell fired in self-defense and they praise him for have a calm demeanor. >>> deputies trying to determine the cause of an early morning house fire that took two lives. firefighters were called to a small home at the end of west gate lane past midnight. it took an
so jones and grant arecus s -- are cousins grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer. jones is in the hospital in stable condition he has not been charged in that robbery that police were originally investigating. he says he was not armed. his attorney believes him. police say he was armed that's all officers are saying. police tell us they cannot comment any further because the case is under investigation. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the san francisco district attorney's...
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he remembers how bart tried to keep musicians out at first. it took a lawsuit by now dead violinist, nicholas. that guaranteed their place here. >> even though bart lost the case, did they win? >> i think in the long run, yes. ♪ >> today, thanks to that violinist, bart remains wide open to a symphony of soloists, playing all kinds of instruments. some with names that an average guy can't even pronounce. >> this instrument? >> aoowa. >> what? >> aoowa. >> and in a city filled with so much other indistinguishable noise, aren't you happy to have most of the music, anyway? by now guys like earl are as much a part of bart as the train and the turnstiles. more than the structure even. they are the soul of the place. >> man, what i'm giving is priceless. it's real, man. you can't give what you ain't got, right? >> you'll never know until you go. at san francisco's embarcadero bart station, wayne freedman, abc7 news. [applause] >> thank you. >> don't go away. 7 on your side is next. >> a family puts $25,000 in a tax-free college fund, but it disappe
he remembers how bart tried to keep musicians out at first. it took a lawsuit by now dead violinist, nicholas. that guaranteed their place here. >> even though bart lost the case, did they win? >> i think in the long run, yes. ♪ >> today, thanks to that violinist, bart remains wide open to a symphony of soloists, playing all kinds of instruments. some with names that an average guy can't even pronounce. >> this instrument? >> aoowa. >> what? >> aoowa....
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. >> reporter: bart officials say they are not sure that elected officials and bart riders get it. they say the future of bart is in jeopardy. so they invited congressman john garamendi and other local officials out in the maintenance yard to see for themselves. >> bart's trains are 40 years old. mechanics say they can't find brand-new parts because nobody makes them anymore. >> we go on ebay and buy them up so we can repair the trains. we're putting them together and they are safe but we are running out of finding new parts. >> reporter: with federal transportation money in question bart officials are in a panic. fund will go stop at the end of this month if they can't get a bill passed. >> we don't get the money from congress if we don't get people to understand the trains won't be running anymore. we have every train we can out there every day. we are running them into the ground. >> bart officials invited congressman john garamendi and other local and state officials to come and here how dire the situation is for the agency. bart's board says it is competing with the rest of th
. >> reporter: bart officials say they are not sure that elected officials and bart riders get it. they say the future of bart is in jeopardy. so they invited congressman john garamendi and other local officials out in the maintenance yard to see for themselves. >> bart's trains are 40 years old. mechanics say they can't find brand-new parts because nobody makes them anymore. >> we go on ebay and buy them up so we can repair the trains. we're putting them together and they are...
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check with bart on how to get around the work. record number of riders are taking caltrans, so now it is adding six more train, starting on monday, there will be two brand-new trains and four others that were moth balled because of budget cuts are now being restored. caltrans is rearranging its schedule to give passengers greater flexibility and adds a silicon valley stop for 12 limited service trains. in june, caltrans averaged 50,000 week-day riders. critical mass events continued over the weekend in more than 300 city, celebrating two decades of pushing for cyclist rights. the celebration is not over yet. a fare farewell bike ride is set for tomorrow at 16th and valencia, going to ocean beach. no one was arrested after yesterday's massive ride through san francisco. thousands of cycling supporters took to the streets during the evening commute t. did frustrate some motorists and some words were exchanged. but fortunately, no serious problems. bay area mobs are supporting a georgia mother who had police called on her for breast-
check with bart on how to get around the work. record number of riders are taking caltrans, so now it is adding six more train, starting on monday, there will be two brand-new trains and four others that were moth balled because of budget cuts are now being restored. caltrans is rearranging its schedule to give passengers greater flexibility and adds a silicon valley stop for 12 limited service trains. in june, caltrans averaged 50,000 week-day riders. critical mass events continued over the...
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for those trying to get san francisco, bart will have overnight service. buses will still operating dropping commuters off a at bart stations. >> we will run transbay service but it won't be crossing the bridge. it will terminate at west oakland bart station. >> one thing could delay the reopening of the bridge. >> the challenge of this closure is weather. we can't put all the patterns in if it's raining. >> reporter: the closures have occurred during labor day weekend but caltrans says it can't afford to wait until then and that is why they selected president's you day weekend. >>> well, it's always about the weather. >> getting wet out there, it's been raining in the north bay. look at this shot. a little bit of rain in the morning afternoon hours and then a lot of rain overnight. i'll put the numbers on that and particulars coming up. >> carolyn: also ahead a bay area man who has taken a kindle e-reader and turned it into a [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry
for those trying to get san francisco, bart will have overnight service. buses will still operating dropping commuters off a at bart stations. >> we will run transbay service but it won't be crossing the bridge. it will terminate at west oakland bart station. >> one thing could delay the reopening of the bridge. >> the challenge of this closure is weather. we can't put all the patterns in if it's raining. >> reporter: the closures have occurred during labor day weekend...
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the new major alternatives are bart and the ferry. bart is running nonstop through tuesday morning while the ferries are shift their schedules to accommodate more passengers. >> i would have been home by now. >> if you had driven? >> yes, if i had driven. >> sometimes driving is a little bit more convenient because you can do it on your own time. it only takes about 20 minutes to get from alameda from here, so it is a faster way to go. >> i think the ferry was more fun than going through bart and all the turnstiles and all of that. >> all a. c. transit transbay buss are driving passengers to bart stations. for complete coverage for the closer stay with abc7 news. you can also go to abc7news.com or check abc7 news bay area anytime on twitter for the very latest. it is not just traffic that might be keeping some people off the roads this weekend, gas prices are skyrocketing. the cost of filling up is the highest its ever been at this time of year. well over four dollars a gallon in the bay area. it's left drivers in a bind. some are cut
the new major alternatives are bart and the ferry. bart is running nonstop through tuesday morning while the ferries are shift their schedules to accommodate more passengers. >> i would have been home by now. >> if you had driven? >> yes, if i had driven. >> sometimes driving is a little bit more convenient because you can do it on your own time. it only takes about 20 minutes to get from alameda from here, so it is a faster way to go. >> i think the ferry was more...
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they are usually banned on bart during the morning and evening commutes. many riders want it to stay that way. >> then when you have it on there is definitely not enough room for the passengers. >> i understand the problems with that. and if there was something that can be designed to accommodate bikes better and commuters better and together, that would be spectacular. >> the experiment's goal is to eventually double the number of bike riders who were traveling on bart. >>> organizers of the 2013 america's cup race in san francisco say the economic benefits should still be in the billion dollar range. although it will be dealt with far fewer teams than they hoped for. italy, new zealand, south korea and sweden will meet the team from oracle. direct expenditures from those teams are expected to drive the economic benefits. organizers point to the difficult economic climate in europe for the reason for fewer participants than expected. >>> let us get a qek check of the accu-weather forecast with sand yaw patel. >> larry, we are going into a cooler pattern s
they are usually banned on bart during the morning and evening commutes. many riders want it to stay that way. >> then when you have it on there is definitely not enough room for the passengers. >> i understand the problems with that. and if there was something that can be designed to accommodate bikes better and commuters better and together, that would be spectacular. >> the experiment's goal is to eventually double the number of bike riders who were traveling on bart....
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bart lost a case, did bart win? >> i think in the long run, yes. and today bart remains wide open to soloists. some with names that an average guy can't pronounce. >> this instrument? >> oul. >> owl? >> oul. >> and aren't you happy to have most of the music? and now, guys like earl are as much a part of bart as the trains, they're the soul of the place. >> what i'm giving is priceless. it's real, man. you can't give what you ain't got. right? >> you'll never know until you go. in san francisco's embarcadero bart station abc 7 news. >> right? >> beautiful acoustics down there. >> and it's free. >> got to love that. >> this is also free, a last check of the forecast. >> free, but not cheap. there is a time lapse view. taking a look at will he clouds. this is roaring in from the coast. and is moving onshore. there are winds picking up right now. there is a look at 18 miles per hour winds z there is gusting at sfo to 36 miles per hour. and here is how this plays into the forecast there. is a wind advisory out of the northwest gusting 40-50 miles per ho
bart lost a case, did bart win? >> i think in the long run, yes. and today bart remains wide open to soloists. some with names that an average guy can't pronounce. >> this instrument? >> oul. >> owl? >> oul. >> and aren't you happy to have most of the music? and now, guys like earl are as much a part of bart as the trains, they're the soul of the place. >> what i'm giving is priceless. it's real, man. you can't give what you ain't got. right? >>...
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bart will offer 35,000 passes to distribute. riders from -- 5,000 passes to distribute. they will take a short walk for large celebration and today is actual day of dr. king's birthday. he would have been 83. the weather tomorrow for all those activities. >> seizureable and the chilly weather is -- seasonable. and we have a strong onshore push and high and mid-level clouds. 50 in oakland and 30 in peninsula. east bay valleys and rain several days of rain to talk about that. is next. >> thank you. also next, history making performance, vernon davis, alex smith put their names on the all time list of great plays. also niners beat the saints and headed to the n.f.c. title game. mike shumann has the highlights coming up in this morning's sports. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. nogoing back the again. good for you! how'd you do i eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't..
bart will offer 35,000 passes to distribute. riders from -- 5,000 passes to distribute. they will take a short walk for large celebration and today is actual day of dr. king's birthday. he would have been 83. the weather tomorrow for all those activities. >> seizureable and the chilly weather is -- seasonable. and we have a strong onshore push and high and mid-level clouds. 50 in oakland and 30 in peninsula. east bay valleys and rain several days of rain to talk about that. is next....
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to get around bart will be offering 24 hours a day. but after midnight the trains will run once an hour and stop at 14 stations. ferries will be operating on a holiday schedule. you can get live updates on twitter at abc7 news bay area. and let me before i move on demonstrate some new technology we have to cover traffic. i need my handy dand econ troller. dandy controller. i can demonstrate what will happen. i can zoom in on the bay bridge showing an area around the maze. you can see traffic is fairly smooth. there are no tie ups. if i click on say one traffic spot, it will tell me they joined two months ago and are moving at less than 10 miles an hour. if you haven't already, be sure to download the exclusive ways app. it will help you navigate around any traffic back ups. go to abc7news.com/waze to download the app to your smart phone. it is free. >> and we will be keeping track of this all weekend long on abc7. >>> after seven hours an infant is returned home. abc7's jonathon bloom is live where the baby is back tonight. jonathon? >
to get around bart will be offering 24 hours a day. but after midnight the trains will run once an hour and stop at 14 stations. ferries will be operating on a holiday schedule. you can get live updates on twitter at abc7 news bay area. and let me before i move on demonstrate some new technology we have to cover traffic. i need my handy dand econ troller. dandy controller. i can demonstrate what will happen. i can zoom in on the bay bridge showing an area around the maze. you can see traffic is...
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amy hollyfield is live at the fremont bart station. >> reporter: bart riders and transportation officials have big smiles today. there were times when it didn't look like this was going to happen. extending bart from fremont to san jose has been talked about for 60 years. the congressman says today saturday bart riders can celebrate. the federal government has announced it supports the plan. >> it is a major milestone. people should be proud for supporting this project. >> reporter: the federal transportation agency will recommend that congress send 900 million dollars to the project. all that is left is a period of review. >> it is a significant step. it is our final and last step. >> reporter: construction has already started local and state tax dollars are paying for this work at the fremont-milpitas border. federal money is essential to complete the plan. many consider this a no-brainer. >> i believe it is a great idea, less vehicles on the road. >> it should have been done a long time ago. it has been a long time coming. >> reporter: some question whether this is the best use of 900
amy hollyfield is live at the fremont bart station. >> reporter: bart riders and transportation officials have big smiles today. there were times when it didn't look like this was going to happen. extending bart from fremont to san jose has been talked about for 60 years. the congressman says today saturday bart riders can celebrate. the federal government has announced it supports the plan. >> it is a major milestone. people should be proud for supporting this project. >>...
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bart officials believe their trains are the best way to go. >> there's not many alternatives. the either you take the richmond bridge and golden gate bridge into san francisco or else you go south on the nimitz and take the san mateo bridge. both are going to be time-consuming for people. we think those two s are going to be very conjested. -- >> bart will run 24 hours beginning friday into tuesday morning. after midnight bart will run every hour at 14 of the 44 stations. >>> you can become a traffic spotter by downloading our exclusive waze app for iphones or androids, it is free and could come in handy during this bridge closure period. for information, visit abc7news.com/waze. >>> still ahead, important warning about arsenic that may be hiding in your baby's formula and energy bars. >> looking to be health question skip the turkey sandwich. >>> no more king size. changes about to come to some of mission's most popular >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> another health warning. high levels of arsenic this time not in juice, but in baby formula. kat
bart officials believe their trains are the best way to go. >> there's not many alternatives. the either you take the richmond bridge and golden gate bridge into san francisco or else you go south on the nimitz and take the san mateo bridge. both are going to be time-consuming for people. we think those two s are going to be very conjested. -- >> bart will run 24 hours beginning friday into tuesday morning. after midnight bart will run every hour at 14 of the 44 stations....
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it's a 60 year long dream to get bart to san jose has been a marathon, finish line is in sight z bart rider is ready to celebrate. >> i think, yeah, i can see friends without driving into affect. >> the extension will cost $2.3 billion. and the rest of the construction costs and operating budget funded through local sales tax measures with santa clara county voter as proved twice. and not everyone is thrilled with the price tag. >> they don't have money for it. >> congressional leaders who lobbied say the feds never would have kicked in without overwhelming commitment. >> this is a good idea just be foster add long. it's a lot of money. it's my
it's a 60 year long dream to get bart to san jose has been a marathon, finish line is in sight z bart rider is ready to celebrate. >> i think, yeah, i can see friends without driving into affect. >> the extension will cost $2.3 billion. and the rest of the construction costs and operating budget funded through local sales tax measures with santa clara county voter as proved twice. and not everyone is thrilled with the price tag. >> they don't have money for it. >>...
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we now know the man shot by oakland police is related to oscar grant, the man killed by bart police. john alston is live with the story you will see. >> police have said nothing about the weekend shooting beyond a press released they issued yesterday and they have not addressed the new information. the man was seriously injured ever after being shot in the grant. >> it emerged from a hospital in oakland after waiting all day to see her son. she says he was shot in the lower back after running from oakland police late on sunday night. >> i talked to my son and my son said mama the officers is lying. they watched me get out the car. they watched me walk, and then they started speeding up. i took off running across the street. when i took off running i heard it go, bow, bow, bow. >> her son is tony jones. she says he is a cousin of oscar grant, the hayward man shot and killed by a bart police officer on new year's day 2009. sunday evening short lebefore midnight, oakland police stopped a car on the 2,000 block of 62nd avenue. they suspected it the vehicle might be linked to a robbery th
we now know the man shot by oakland police is related to oscar grant, the man killed by bart police. john alston is live with the story you will see. >> police have said nothing about the weekend shooting beyond a press released they issued yesterday and they have not addressed the new information. the man was seriously injured ever after being shot in the grant. >> it emerged from a hospital in oakland after waiting all day to see her son. she says he was shot in the lower back...
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san jose resident looks forward to riding bart. >> bart on the weekend is a great tool for me to have given that i am a student. >> and and there is a cost of $2.3 billion. the station will be existing union pacific rail line. the mayor says bart will boost the economic vitality. >> companies looking at long term can see that they're going to have a way to get employees to work different than they have now. it's part of the optimism of the valley. and helps people make decisions to keep jobs here. >> boosters say it will ease traffic congestion and pollution. >> this is the jobs generator to the extent we can make our bay area more cohe'sive, transportation is going to lift up the bay area. >> and a ground breaking is now set for april 12th. the dream doesn't end here, interest tl is still hope for a extension from here into downtown san jose. >> and david, thank you. a california public employees retirement system committee is asking the board to lower the estimated return on the pension investments. why does it matter to you? and at a meeting today calpers washed plans are between 5
san jose resident looks forward to riding bart. >> bart on the weekend is a great tool for me to have given that i am a student. >> and and there is a cost of $2.3 billion. the station will be existing union pacific rail line. the mayor says bart will boost the economic vitality. >> companies looking at long term can see that they're going to have a way to get employees to work different than they have now. it's part of the optimism of the valley. and helps people make...
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an audit last july a knife-wielding transient was killed by a bart officer, bart brass warned change happens more slowly than many would like. >> it is not overnight. it's not going to change everything overnight. it's a process. we're a long time getting to where we're at. >> and bart brass says you shouldn't expect to see more officers around stations but when you do see them, hopefully everyone will have a more quality, more fruitful interaction. >> and whitney houston will be laid to rest in her hometown of newark, new jersey this weekend. the governor ordered flags on government buildings to be flown at half staff. her private funeral will be held in the same newark church where she got a start as a youngster, she was found dead in the bathtub of a beverly hills hotel room. toxicology results are not expected for several weeks. 2020 is planning a two-hour special that will air friday at 9:00. >> and there is gorgeous weerj it will be interrupted by perhaps showers, this evening we're expecting partly cloudy skies and will be on the chilly side getting late yefr into evening hour
an audit last july a knife-wielding transient was killed by a bart officer, bart brass warned change happens more slowly than many would like. >> it is not overnight. it's not going to change everything overnight. it's a process. we're a long time getting to where we're at. >> and bart brass says you shouldn't expect to see more officers around stations but when you do see them, hopefully everyone will have a more quality, more fruitful interaction. >> and whitney houston will...
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san jose resident looks forward to riding bart. >> bart on the weekends is a great tool for me to have given that i am a student. >> the $2.3 billion project will bring bart as far as north san jose but there is plan firing six-mile extension into downtown. milpitas will get a station. and the station will be built alongside an existing rail line. the mayor says bart will boost the economic vitality. >> companies looking at the long term can see that they're going to have a twi get employees to work. that is a difference than now. and it's part of the optimism in the valley. and it helps people make decisions to keep jobs here. >> boosters say it will ease pollution. average daily ridership on the extension is opening year expected to be 23,000 riders. ridership projected to more than double by 2035. >> a ground breaking is scheduled for april 12th with first passengers riding the extension by 2018. in san jose, david louie abc 7 news. >> and process to close the gold dust lounge is now underway. today the building's landlord filed a unlawful detainer notice. and the gold dust lease ra
san jose resident looks forward to riding bart. >> bart on the weekends is a great tool for me to have given that i am a student. >> the $2.3 billion project will bring bart as far as north san jose but there is plan firing six-mile extension into downtown. milpitas will get a station. and the station will be built alongside an existing rail line. the mayor says bart will boost the economic vitality. >> companies looking at the long term can see that they're going to have a...
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it's because you may have heard performing in bart stations around the city. and why would he keep work something. >> they need my music, it will be interesting because for once i will play in bart and not need the money. >> there are own the 15th largest jackpot in american history. if nobody guess that's would grow to $350 million, in fact the fifth biggest ever. that drawing takes place in just about an hour and a half. >> and that is why i'm planning on winning. >> tell us what you would do with that money. join the conversation and still head, coming up... a one-time police dog being nursed back to health. his human partner facing charges of leading him to stop. >> small improvements made a big difference. why this neighborhood project may never be finished. >> tonight we're dropping smart phones and ipads just to see if they'll break. on your side is coming up. >> i'm sandhya patel. this is your storm for the weekend. i'll have a time line and rainfall coming >>> a former police officer faces criminal charges of mistreating his dog once his partner. anim
it's because you may have heard performing in bart stations around the city. and why would he keep work something. >> they need my music, it will be interesting because for once i will play in bart and not need the money. >> there are own the 15th largest jackpot in american history. if nobody guess that's would grow to $350 million, in fact the fifth biggest ever. that drawing takes place in just about an hour and a half. >> and that is why i'm planning on winning. >>...
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struggling internet company has been without a ceo since early september when the company fired carol bart and morris. morris will return as yahoo's chief financial identify. >>> east palo alto city council will meet to consider possibly suing facebook. some city officials believe the social networking giant's growth in menlo park will have an unfriendly impact on residents in east palo alto. amy hollyfield is live at facebook's headquarters with the story itch >> reporter: the mayor of east palo alto told me she met with -- met with facebook this morning to discuss her concerns she says one in a series he says it is important facebook does what it can to make sure the move is beneficial to the community and the company. city leaders recognize there are a lot of positives with having facebook here. >> we are excited that an internationally known corporation like facebook is moving into our neighborhood. >> reporter: east palo alto city officials are hoping the move to menlo park will buy jobs and other positive impact to their residents as well. the enormity of facebook concerns them. the
struggling internet company has been without a ceo since early september when the company fired carol bart and morris. morris will return as yahoo's chief financial identify. >>> east palo alto city council will meet to consider possibly suing facebook. some city officials believe the social networking giant's growth in menlo park will have an unfriendly impact on residents in east palo alto. amy hollyfield is live at facebook's headquarters with the story itch >> reporter: the...
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ac transit won't be able to cross the bay but the buses are dropping people off at the west oakland bart l -- b.a.r.t. station. you can go to abc-7.com for updates. >> a huge traffic mess in the financial district where an 11,000-pound load is dangling from a crane out there. this is going on at the bank of america building. let's go live to the mass roman. >> reporter: we're here on pine and grant street in chinatown, and this incident has become a tourist attraction and a photo opportunity. you can see there's a huge container and it's full of very heavy equipment. everybody is looking at this thing bus it's dangling off the side of the bank of america building. this started at 2:30 this afternoon. workers are installing window washing gear on the roof of the building, and this is just one load. they have been raising gear up there but workers told us this is the heaviest piece they brought up, weighing 11,000 pounds and it is danging in -- dangling in the air. >> two spools of wire, weights 11,000 pounds, and the winch snap. at it going to take three and a half hours to get it up and
ac transit won't be able to cross the bay but the buses are dropping people off at the west oakland bart l -- b.a.r.t. station. you can go to abc-7.com for updates. >> a huge traffic mess in the financial district where an 11,000-pound load is dangling from a crane out there. this is going on at the bank of america building. let's go live to the mass roman. >> reporter: we're here on pine and grant street in chinatown, and this incident has become a tourist attraction and a photo...
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to accommodate commuters, bart will run trains around the clock until tuesday morning. there will be extra ferry service too. if all goes well the span could reopen earlier than expected. you can keep track of the closure on abc7 news and facebook and twitter and become a news traffic spotter and find out about speeds and local roads that people may take as alternates go to abc7news.com/waze to download the waze app. >>> a warning from federal officials about an experimental diet drug made by a bay area company. >>> a drugmaker pulls an infant medicine off shelves. the potential dosage issue that led to the recall. >>> eviction for occupy cal protesters. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i canan't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] call at&t today to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with
to accommodate commuters, bart will run trains around the clock until tuesday morning. there will be extra ferry service too. if all goes well the span could reopen earlier than expected. you can keep track of the closure on abc7 news and facebook and twitter and become a news traffic spotter and find out about speeds and local roads that people may take as alternates go to abc7news.com/waze to download the waze app. >>> a warning from federal officials about an experimental diet drug...
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the bridge scheduled to be closed and bart and ferries will be running adecisional service. stef sni having lunch at the bar and grill today and normally drives to work in san francisco. >> probably have to take bart to san francisco and then, vile to take a bus or a cab out to where i work. >> the bar and grill manager says they'll miss tourists from the east bay side but the restaurant shouldn't take too much of a height people still live here we have a lot of regulars come here and i expect a lot of the construction guys to come here, shouldn't be too bad. >> and to clarify the westbound upper deck will remain open between treasure island and san francisco where residents and workers only so the manager will be allowed to make that round trip from san francisco where she lives out here and back. and only because she works here. >> good to know f the bridge closes we're going to be adding traffic coverage throughout the weekend newscast. to navigate freeways you can down load the waze app more people that sign up better our coverage will be. >> from what we know so far thi
the bridge scheduled to be closed and bart and ferries will be running adecisional service. stef sni having lunch at the bar and grill today and normally drives to work in san francisco. >> probably have to take bart to san francisco and then, vile to take a bus or a cab out to where i work. >> the bar and grill manager says they'll miss tourists from the east bay side but the restaurant shouldn't take too much of a height people still live here we have a lot of regulars come here...
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. >> normally this is terribly backed up in is the worst bart of my trip. >> reporter: from friday night until tuesday morning there won't be any back-up because the upper deck will be closed if he has to drive into the city ben says he will use waze. >> i will use it to know which bridge i should take. >> reporter: instead of relying on road sensors waze gets data from every user in real-time making it suited to help during a major bridge closure. >> there could be dozens of alternate routes those routes will change minute by minute. >> reporter: by using the app you are automatically contributing your speed and location. >> the more users we have the more i'll be able to do my entire report. >> reporter: since traffic reporter frances ding drink began featuring waze more -- dinglasan began featuring waze more than 2,000 users have joined. >> someone submitted a picture. >> reporter: a passenger took this picture, remember using your phone's touch screen while drive something dangerous and illegal now you can report traffic without touching your phone. just wave your hand overyour iphon
. >> normally this is terribly backed up in is the worst bart of my trip. >> reporter: from friday night until tuesday morning there won't be any back-up because the upper deck will be closed if he has to drive into the city ben says he will use waze. >> i will use it to know which bridge i should take. >> reporter: instead of relying on road sensors waze gets data from every user in real-time making it suited to help during a major bridge closure. >> there could...
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so, yeah, not awhile. >> and you do have some bart simpson sayings that just roll right f your tongue? >> eat my shorts. >> jimmy: cowabunga, dude. that's -- [ laughter ] he also does an incredible chief wiggum. you have to hear it. on the other side of the country this weekend, nadya suleman, the octo-mom, made her strip club debut at the playhouse gentlemen club. [ laughter ] i can see you're excited. in allendale, florida. it had much more impact on the state of florida than anyone anticipated. it actually caused it to shrivel up. [ applause ] >> jimmy: you know, two strip clubs -- two strip clubs have been battling over the rights to the octo-mom's first stripping gig, which, kind of like fighting over the middle seat for a 14-hour flight to japan or something. somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 people showed up to see the octo-mom take her clothes off. those in attendance described it like "show girls" meet "raiders of the lost ark" where the faces melt off? they also charged $10 for autographs. $25 for pictures and $200 for private dances. that's right, for $200, you could hav
so, yeah, not awhile. >> and you do have some bart simpson sayings that just roll right f your tongue? >> eat my shorts. >> jimmy: cowabunga, dude. that's -- [ laughter ] he also does an incredible chief wiggum. you have to hear it. on the other side of the country this weekend, nadya suleman, the octo-mom, made her strip club debut at the playhouse gentlemen club. [ laughter ] i can see you're excited. in allendale, florida. it had much more impact on the state of florida...
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and there try to be part of the area of the bart system. we'll try to get back to that in a few minutes. and same-sex couples were able to -- police used ties to handcuff several bay and lesbian couples. they held hands and sang until being arrested. >> they were turned away by the city clerk. she'd love to marry all loving couple buzz she's not allowed to because of prop 8 and they wanted to give us licenses but cannot. >> eight were handcuffed and released. last week's ruling striking down proposition 8 left the stay on marriages in effect while they issued through the appeal pros ses. >>> a special anniversary in tribute today for san francisco to the man who sang its signature song. this is the 50th's of tony ben yaets "i left my heart in san francisco". and. >> this is the place where it happened. it's the first time that the world ever heard these words. ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪. >> tony bennett back on stage where he sang that song 50 years ago. he never thought it would be a smash. >> still thinking it would be a loc
and there try to be part of the area of the bart system. we'll try to get back to that in a few minutes. and same-sex couples were able to -- police used ties to handcuff several bay and lesbian couples. they held hands and sang until being arrested. >> they were turned away by the city clerk. she'd love to marry all loving couple buzz she's not allowed to because of prop 8 and they wanted to give us licenses but cannot. >> eight were handcuffed and released. last week's ruling...
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. >>> bart is ready to dig deep to replace aging fleet of cars. bart plans to award a one billion dollar contract for 260 new cars in may. new cars will have three doors to speed up boarding with reconfigured seating with easier to clean seats. the agency plans to test 10 cars in early 2015, the first full set of cars will begin arriving in september 2016. bart presently operates the oldest fleet of train cars in the united states. >>> 49ers are set to take on the saints this saturday in the 9ers first playoff game in a decade. there's a lot riding on it, including the traditional mayor's bet if the 9ers win new orleans mayor land drew will send over gulf shrimp -- king cake, favorite mardi gras treat and beer. if the saints win mayor lee will have to give up dungeness crab, sourdough bread, beer and chocolates. we don't have to worry about that. the saints will be crying like a baby in the king cake. >> i love your optimism. >> then we'll win the super bowl. >> that's it. how about luck for skiers? >> next week. not this week. every model we are
. >>> bart is ready to dig deep to replace aging fleet of cars. bart plans to award a one billion dollar contract for 260 new cars in may. new cars will have three doors to speed up boarding with reconfigured seating with easier to clean seats. the agency plans to test 10 cars in early 2015, the first full set of cars will begin arriving in september 2016. bart presently operates the oldest fleet of train cars in the united states. >>> 49ers are set to take on the saints this...
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place for construction crews demolish part of the old and begin building the new approach to the span bart is going to run service at select station . officials say that closure could lead to low downs on nearly every -- lead to slow downs on nearlyík every other bridge and freeway. the waze app can help you navigate around congestion from the bridge closure. you can download it for free itunes on the android market or find information at abc7news.com/waze. it is a great service. >> every other bay area bridge could see the spill-over traffic. waze finding a lot of snowness this morning. >> frances reported five or six accidents in san jose because of the rain and the winds getting across the bridges will get easier tonight after the sunsets right now pretty gusty. a lot to talk about. first the high country, snow, blue canyon up to a foot of the new fresh white power falling there. doesn't that look like fun? >> so jealous. [ laughing ] >> get a job buddy, just kidding. people hanging around heavenly also. much whiter there than it has been in a while. back home clouds starting to break
place for construction crews demolish part of the old and begin building the new approach to the span bart is going to run service at select station . officials say that closure could lead to low downs on nearly every -- lead to slow downs on nearlyík every other bridge and freeway. the waze app can help you navigate around congestion from the bridge closure. you can download it for free itunes on the android market or find information at abc7news.com/waze. it is a great service. >>...
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we watch the demonstrators come off of bart many coming from the city from berkeley and the whole bay area. it is not just an oakland problem. it has to be the whole bay area ii >> reporter: mayor ed lee of san francisco telling this morning's breakfast crowd he's if going to focus on job creation in san francisco especially the high-tech sector. especially around mid markets areas, twitter, zynga, he wants more he's pledging payroll tax reform and he's excited about america's cup races and the laughing change that event will bring. >> we are -- and the lasting change that event will bring. >>> we are very lucky this yacht race most watched have turned the corner with us allows for private investment of over 100 million dollars to be invested in our piers. we haven't seen that kind of investment in several decades. >> reporter: mayor lee is positive that those races are going to mean a profit for san francisco. a report last week suggested they might cost the city money. he said he's positive tweaks can be made and that is not going to happen. as we were leaving, everyone leaving this
we watch the demonstrators come off of bart many coming from the city from berkeley and the whole bay area. it is not just an oakland problem. it has to be the whole bay area ii >> reporter: mayor ed lee of san francisco telling this morning's breakfast crowd he's if going to focus on job creation in san francisco especially the high-tech sector. especially around mid markets areas, twitter, zynga, he wants more he's pledging payroll tax reform and he's excited about america's cup races...
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. >>> other news, at this hour sheriff's officials are vet gating how a body ended up under bart tracks outside of hayward somebody discover thed the body this morning. the -- the man was not mit by a train because the tracks were inactive -- were inactive. hampton road is closed for an indefinite period. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is in family court how hoping to win permission to see his son something he hasn't been able to do since he was charged with domestic abuse. amy, has the judge made a decision? >> reporter: the decision just came down that ross mirkarimi will be allowed to see his son. with we don't know whether it will be supervised visits or how often we are waiting for the sheriff to come out to tell us what happen. before the decision i spoke with his wife eliana lopez she said her fingers were crossed the judge was going to allow mirkarimi to see their son. they are both here. they arrived separately the stay away order says he can't see his son or his wife who he is accused of bruising during an argument on new year's eve. in cord today the couple was orde
. >>> other news, at this hour sheriff's officials are vet gating how a body ended up under bart tracks outside of hayward somebody discover thed the body this morning. the -- the man was not mit by a train because the tracks were inactive -- were inactive. hampton road is closed for an indefinite period. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is in family court how hoping to win permission to see his son something he hasn't been able to do since he was charged with domestic...
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well, the star wars theme continues with the bart -- the bark side. dogs barking the star wars theme for a minute. there's even a, for -- forgive the pun, chewbacca. >> 70ed ads out there struggling for attention. so the longer ads tend to give you more opportunity to ratchet up the engame with an odd -- audience. >> new this year, interactive ads. the bears are going to be plugged into what is happening on the field. >> they're going to reflect some of the stuff happening live in the game. it's a unique approach to advertising and hopefully will come off without a hitch. >> many will give you ways to use your phone to get more info, butting but like this phone. >> this phone will give me anything we want. give me more doritos. >> give me three hot wild girls. >> sending three rottweilers. >> no, no, no, jive only the game is as good as the ad, david curl yes, abc news, washington. >> ferris buehler targeting the 80s. >> i love the dog, the chewbacca dog. >> all right. let's check in with weather. leigh glaser is standing by. >> leigh: another terrifi
well, the star wars theme continues with the bart -- the bark side. dogs barking the star wars theme for a minute. there's even a, for -- forgive the pun, chewbacca. >> 70ed ads out there struggling for attention. so the longer ads tend to give you more opportunity to ratchet up the engame with an odd -- audience. >> new this year, interactive ads. the bears are going to be plugged into what is happening on the field. >> they're going to reflect some of the stuff happening...
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100 million dollars the first installment in a massive federal grant that will put construction of bart to san jose on track. sue thompson is live at city hall. a celebration this morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning this is quite a celebration, quite a ceremony inside this is big news and big money for santa clara valley transportation authority. today from the federal government it will receive one chunk of a 900 million dollar grant that will go to expand a lot of bart in the south bay. [ applause ] >> reporter: in san jose today, celebration, as big federal money rolls in to give bart commuters more options to meet the growing increase of riders. >> we are looking at a tremendous growth in population and jobs in the next 30, 40 years. to get in project done now is crucial. >> reporter: the plan is a 10 mile extension from fremont to berryessa, the cost 2.3 billion. today the federal government promised 900 million to the project. the state will pitch in 250 million and the rest will come from santa clara county residents, that voted for two sales tax increases. the feds say, tha
100 million dollars the first installment in a massive federal grant that will put construction of bart to san jose on track. sue thompson is live at city hall. a celebration this morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning this is quite a celebration, quite a ceremony inside this is big news and big money for santa clara valley transportation authority. today from the federal government it will receive one chunk of a 900 million dollar grant that will go to expand a lot of bart in the south...
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and we're running them into the ground. >> bart officials invited the congressman and other local and state elected officials to come and hear how dire the situation is. representative says this state of affairs here is a bit disappointing. >> am i happy to see we're using 40-year-old machines? rather than new machines? no i am not. that is where we need to focus attention on building the american american transportation system with new equipment made in america. >> there are plans for train buzz that plan is five years away, not fully funded so officials say they feel he like they're at a critical point and need elected official to help them lobby for this achlgts. >> and weekend is here, is it going to be a nice one? or not? >> not. >> and sandhya patel and spencer christian. >> and okay f you don't like rain it's not going to be a very good weekend. there is live doppler 7 hd. you can see moisture here just getting picked up in clouds. beginning stages of the rain will be coming in around midnight and then spread so there is partly cloudy skies, temperatures into 50s, tomorrow morn
and we're running them into the ground. >> bart officials invited the congressman and other local and state elected officials to come and hear how dire the situation is. representative says this state of affairs here is a bit disappointing. >> am i happy to see we're using 40-year-old machines? rather than new machines? no i am not. that is where we need to focus attention on building the american american transportation system with new equipment made in america. >> there are...
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buses will take you to and from the west oakland bart station. be sure to down load our waze app. we'll show how it works later in the newscast. >> san joaquin county investigators will begin filling a well where more than a thousand human bone fragments have been found. they're using dogs to find a second mass grave containing victims of the so called speed freak killers. there is a good look at the crime lab where they're going to try to identify them. >> and there is one of the most renowned in the world. they've had 20,000 dna hits there. the oldest cold case from 19 30s, and now, they've been handed one of the most-challenging cases ever. the lab has yet to begin analyzing bone fragments from the well but this is where they'll end up. here at the state justice department lab. >> that is our specialty here where the only lab. and this looks like any other lab torey. it's not. this is just the fourth largest data base in the world including millions of profiles of felons. >> there is about 400 individuals and there are 1200 human remain autos add to that pieces of bone believed
buses will take you to and from the west oakland bart station. be sure to down load our waze app. we'll show how it works later in the newscast. >> san joaquin county investigators will begin filling a well where more than a thousand human bone fragments have been found. they're using dogs to find a second mass grave containing victims of the so called speed freak killers. there is a good look at the crime lab where they're going to try to identify them. >> and there is one of the...
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bart will also be offering 5,000 freedom train flash passes for event organizers to distribute. riders from both systems will take a short walk to san francisco's center for northern california's largest celebration. >> so the rain is coming but not tomorrow? >> no. they have to have jackets of course, and today as well. numbers taking a dip. in fact, as much as 10 to 15 degrees cooler in some spots. our camera showing the golden gate bridge. it is a little breezy and still 20s and 30s to talk about as you head out this morning. i have a detailed look of our seven day outlook which includes some rain. >> thank you, lisa. also next vernon davis and alex smith put their names on the all-time list of great plays, as the 49'ers beat the saints and are headed to the nfc title game. mike shumann has the highlights coming up in sports. i'm right e and keeps ca hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that'
bart will also be offering 5,000 freedom train flash passes for event organizers to distribute. riders from both systems will take a short walk to san francisco's center for northern california's largest celebration. >> so the rain is coming but not tomorrow? >> no. they have to have jackets of course, and today as well. numbers taking a dip. in fact, as much as 10 to 15 degrees cooler in some spots. our camera showing the golden gate bridge. it is a little breezy and still 20s and...
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was allowed to leave after being questioned by bart police. this angered the crowd. this was bart's response the day after. >> we got all the pertinent information that we needed. we released everybody based on the right thing to do. >> this was an attempted murder. this was assault with great bodily injury. this was assault with a deadly weapon. this was mayhem. >> i want justice for myself, margaret, and the community because none of us deserve this. >> here is what police told us over the phone. the entire department, including the investigators in this case, have been busy with other mass demonstrations and a number of homicides. while they take this investigation very seriously, they want to make sure they conduct a complete and thorough investigation. with that said, the department knows who the man is. they have interviewed him. investigators are confident they will be able to present the case to the district attorney's office very soon, as early as next week. in the meantime labador's attorney is also asking the state attorney to inves
was allowed to leave after being questioned by bart police. this angered the crowd. this was bart's response the day after. >> we got all the pertinent information that we needed. we released everybody based on the right thing to do. >> this was an attempted murder. this was assault with great bodily injury. this was assault with a deadly weapon. this was mayhem. >> i want justice for myself, margaret, and the community because none of us deserve this. >> here is what...
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so jones and grant arecus s -- are cousins grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer. jones is in the hospital in stable condition he has not been charged in that robbery that police were originally investigating. he says he was not armed. his attorney believes him. police say he was armed that's all officers are saying. police tell us they cannot comment any further because the case is under investigation. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the san francisco district attorney's office says the shooting death of a homeless man by a bart officer was justified. the d.a. will not press charges again the officer in the death of charles hill he was shot and killed last july at civic center station. shortly after bart released video they say shows hill throwing a knife at officer james crowell. the d.a.'s office says crowell fired in self-defense and they praise him for have a calm demeanor. >>> deputies trying to determine the cause of an early morning house fire that took two lives. firefighters were called to a small home at the end of west gate lane past midnight. it took an
so jones and grant arecus s -- are cousins grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer. jones is in the hospital in stable condition he has not been charged in that robbery that police were originally investigating. he says he was not armed. his attorney believes him. police say he was armed that's all officers are saying. police tell us they cannot comment any further because the case is under investigation. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the san francisco district attorney's...
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the research is published in the journal health fare. >>> the next stop for bart, san jose. transportation officials have given the go ahead for $900 million to extend bart service south. the 10-mile extension has been talked about for decades. it will cost $2.3 billion. 900 million is coming from the federal government. the state is expected to contribute $650 million. the rest is funded through local sales tax measures approved by santa clara voters. >> without driving and dealing with traffic. >> they don't have the money for it. and what is the matter with the way it is? >> congress now has 60-days to review the federal funding recommendation with lawmakers expected to uh approve tflt the new line could open as soon as 2016. >>> well, blue skies are everywhere once again. >> boy, we are stuck in this pattern, aren't we? >> sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> carolyn and dan, it has been a long dry streak. the last time it rained in san francisco, december 30th, 2011. you probably can't even remember the last time you pulled out your umbrella. the average january
the research is published in the journal health fare. >>> the next stop for bart, san jose. transportation officials have given the go ahead for $900 million to extend bart service south. the 10-mile extension has been talked about for decades. it will cost $2.3 billion. 900 million is coming from the federal government. the state is expected to contribute $650 million. the rest is funded through local sales tax measures approved by santa clara voters. >> without driving and...
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and bart police out yin lined a system divided into five zones. it is called zone geographical policing and bart says it will allow officers to respond to crimes quickly and assigns the zone a team of cops. >> firefighters rushed to save a pedestrian stuck under a shuttle bus this afternoon. the victim was pinned under the bus. the injuries are not known at this time. the driver was taken to the hospital because of stress. police continue to investigate. >> and more than 400 residents of a care home say they have no idea where to go. the board voted to shut down the care center. the board acted on recommendation of the health department. it says it's losing $9 million a year and the aging building is unsafe. >> i just don't want to go. thank you. >> connie is among 230 that the health department says will be moved and as for 200 union workers laid off is in the county says some may be able to transfer to other jobs. >> and san jose mayor chuck read asked the city council to revise the way the city regulates medical marijuana clubs capping the numb
and bart police out yin lined a system divided into five zones. it is called zone geographical policing and bart says it will allow officers to respond to crimes quickly and assigns the zone a team of cops. >> firefighters rushed to save a pedestrian stuck under a shuttle bus this afternoon. the victim was pinned under the bus. the injuries are not known at this time. the driver was taken to the hospital because of stress. police continue to investigate. >> and more than 400...
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. >> money needed to repair aging transportations lake bart are in jeopardy. some parts can only be found on ebay. officials invited congress to see just how dire this situation is for bart. >> this is 40e-year-old cars not many of us are driving 40-year-old cars to work. >> we have to have new train that's have to be built in america. they need to be made in america. and there are plans for train buzz sit five years away. current funding will run out at the end of the month. >> the former owner of a food processing company entered a guilty plea today to racketeering and admitted bribing customers to buy tomatoes from his company arks loug to it drive up prices around the world. >> consumers who purchased and consumed items made with his misrepresent prod ducts. >> he is expected to receive a four to seven year prison term when being sentenced and he remains free on $6 million bail. >> there is something to think about. what would you do with $290 million? that is the age largest jackpot in the game's history. it's been rolling over since january 24th and coul
. >> money needed to repair aging transportations lake bart are in jeopardy. some parts can only be found on ebay. officials invited congress to see just how dire this situation is for bart. >> this is 40e-year-old cars not many of us are driving 40-year-old cars to work. >> we have to have new train that's have to be built in america. they need to be made in america. and there are plans for train buzz sit five years away. current funding will run out at the end of the month....